Bottle, Medicine

Object Name:

Bottle, Medicine

Object ID:

1992.063.337

Place of Origin:

Philadelphia, PA

Date:

1900-1920

Description:

Medicine bottle, William R. Warner Company, Philadelphia, PA. Clear glass. Cylindrical body and neck. Printed paper label on front: "INGLUVIN. / Prepared from the Ventriculus Callosus / Gallinaceus. Specific for Vomiting in Pregnancy. / Powerful and reliable remedy for the cure of / INDIGESTION, DYSPEPSIA / AND / SICK STOMACH. / DOSE, 10 TO 20 GRAINS. / WM. R. WARNER CO. / MANUFACTURING CHEMISTS, / Philadelphia, U.S.A."; followed by instructions in French and German. Embossed lettering on back: "WM. R. WARNER CO. / PHILADA". Cork stopper with printed paper label on top: "WARNER Co. / INGLUVIN / PHILAD'A." Bottle contains white powder, about 3/4 full.

Material:

Glass

Dimensions:

H-3.9 Dia-1.4 inches

Provenance:

Part of the Wilfred B. Osgood Pharmacy Collection, consisting of the 1870s-1950s contents of the Knox Pharmacy (owned by Fred L. Knox) and Roberts Rexall Store (owned by George C. Roberts) in Farmington, NH. Wilfred Osgood purchased both pharmacies in the late 1940s/early 1950s, and kept the original furnishings from both stores. During the 1970s, he created a pharmacy display room from the contents of both stores. This collection is the contents of that display. The collection also includes manuscripts, books, photographs, and printed ephemera, transferred to NHHS library (1992-068.)

Credit Line:

Gift of Donna T. Osgood in memory of Wilfred B. Osgood

People:

Osgood, Wilfred (1911-1988)

Subjects:

Pharmacies, Pharmacists, Medicines